21 min

Ep. 09: A New Perspective w/ Alessandra Baldari Life After Swim

    • Swimming

This week's guest is Alessandra Baldari, a senior at Yale Swim & Dive! 

She shares her experience with navigating the Ivy League Gap Year and how it has given her a new perspective as she enters her last year in the sport.  One meet in paticular changed her perspective towards the sport and many current swimmers may relate to this as they go into conference meets this year.



Here is what you can expect from this episode: 

feelings going into a new year 

experience training during COVID and having a gap year 

perspective shift from ECAC

favorite Yale traditions 

managing time as a student athlete at an ivy school

involvements outside of pool

how Yale supports student athletes 

Alessandra's journey to med school

favorite memories 

This week's guest is Alessandra Baldari, a senior at Yale Swim & Dive! 

She shares her experience with navigating the Ivy League Gap Year and how it has given her a new perspective as she enters her last year in the sport.  One meet in paticular changed her perspective towards the sport and many current swimmers may relate to this as they go into conference meets this year.



Here is what you can expect from this episode: 

feelings going into a new year 

experience training during COVID and having a gap year 

perspective shift from ECAC

favorite Yale traditions 

managing time as a student athlete at an ivy school

involvements outside of pool

how Yale supports student athletes 

Alessandra's journey to med school

favorite memories 

21 min